Soldering Iron Overview
Solder is a metal alloy made of tin and lead. The melting point of the solder is 90 to 450 degrees Celsius or 190 to 840 degrees Fahrenheit. When the alloy is heated above the melting point, it can serve for the purpose of glue that is used to join different types of metals together.
Soldering Technique
Soldering is a technique in electronics that are used to make permanent connections between the Electronic components and the circuit board. It can also join metals retaining their properties, like conductivity.
It is used to attach resistors, transistors, capacitors, etc. on the printed circuit board.
Soldering iron has a pen-like structure which has a pointed nib. The pointed nib is the metal surface that is heated and the handle is made up of insulating material. It requires direct electric supply to heat.
Soldering Iron Temperature Control
Soldering iron is designed to heat up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Soldering irons used nowadays have temperature control. This temperature control is a knob, around which the temperature is printed. The knob is rotated to adjust the temperature.
Soldering Iron Working
- Soldering iron is heated above the melting point of the solder.
- The metal on which the electronic component is to be attached is heated using the soldering iron.
- Once the metal surface is heated, the solder is placed on that surface.
- Solder instantly cools down and the metals or the electric components stick together.
Soldering Iron kit
Soldering iron comes with some essential components that can serve for safety purposes. These accessories are listed below:
- Soldering iron holder
- Soldering iron cleaning pad
Soldering iron holder
As soldering iron is heating equipment, it comes with safety accessories. Soldering iron holder is generally a nozzle shaped equipment. This equipment is designed to encapsulate the soldering iron inside it.
Soldering Iron holder is made up of insulating material that has a very high melting point. It is not affected if the heated soldering iron is placed inside it.
Soldering Iron cleaning pad
Soldering iron cleaning pad is used to clean the pointed pin of the equipment. It can remove any solder that remains stick on the pen after the operation is completely performed.
When the iron is heated the residue solder is melted, thus it can be easily removed from the tip.
Best Soldering Iron
The list of a useful and high-quality soldering iron is listed below. These products are chosen on the basis of heating ability, temperature control, protective insulating material, and reliability.
- Vastar Full Set 110V Soldering Iron Kit.
- Weller Soldering Station WLC100 40-Watt.
- Power Probe PPSK
- Hakko FM2032-51
- OMorc Soldering Iron Kit.